Guy II of Dampierre


Guy II of Dampierre was constable of Champagne, and Lord of Dampierre, Bourbon and Montluçon. He was the only son of William I of Dampierre, Lord of Dampierre, and Ermengarde of Mouchy. William I of Dampierre was the son of Guy I, Lord of Dampierre and Viscount of Troyes, and Helvide de Baudémont.
Guy II participated in the Third Crusade as a member of an advance party who initiated the Siege of Acre in the fall of 1189.
In 1212, Guy was sent at the head of a royal army sent by King Philip II of France to confiscate the lands of Count Guy II of Auvergne. He took Nonette, Tournoël Castle, Riom in December 1213, and removed Guy Auvergne from power. His participation in the Battle of Bouvines in 1214, was decisive in the French victory.

Marriage and offspring

In 1186, he married Mathilde of Bourbon, a daughter of Archambaud of Bourbon and Alix of Burgundy. She was a granddaughter of Archambault VII, Lord of Bourbon. Her father died before her grandfather, leaving him without a male heir. Consequently, she inherited Bourbon and thus the House of Dampierre acquired the Lordship of Bourbon.
Guy and Mathilde had seven children: